Self-help Housing in Coniston Park

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Creator(s)

developer: Urban Foundation (South African, founded 1976)

Time period

creation date: mid 1970s-mid 1980s

Location

Site: Cape Town (South Africa)

Cultural context

South African

Description

Housing development in Retreat, coloured township under the apartheid government in the Cape Flats area. In 1986, 2 bedroom units sold for R30,000 (US $15,000) with no interior finishes. Electricity and water connections are provided. The exterior is plastered but not painted.

exterior, house being constructed (see images 175331, 175332 & 175333 for other views of house), 1986

Work type

Housing development

Keywords

Architecture, Domestic

Housing developments

Architecture--South Africa

Construction